Great news for all DD Free Dish viewers! Prasar Bharati has officially expanded its regional bouquet by adding 17 new television channels on the MPEG-4 platform. This special allotment, conducted under the 93rd e-auction process, is a New Year 2026 gift for subscribers across India.
Which New Channels Are Added?
Adding 17 regional channels in one go is a massive win for DD Free Dish users, especially for those in West Bengal, Karnataka, and Gujarat. The new lineup includes some of the most popular regional news and entertainment TV channels.
Here is the language-wise list of the newly added regional TV channels -
Language Newly Added TV Channels
Bengali ABP Ananda, R. Bangla, TV9 Bangla, R Plus Gold, Kolkata TV, R Plus, Enterr10 Bangla, Khushboo Bangla
Kannada TV9 Kannada, Public TV
Marathi ABP Majha, 9XM Jhakaas
Gujarati ABP Asmita, Gujarat First
Malayalam Mazhavil Manorama
Odia Kanak News
Punjabi News State Punjab/Haryana/Himachal
To view these new channels -
MPEG-4 Set-Top Box Required -
These channels are only available in the MPEG-4 (HD) slots. If you are using an old MPEG-2 (Standard) box, these channels will not appear in your list.
Manual Scan/Auto Scan -
If you cannot see these channels yet, you need to Auto-Scan your set-top box
Know How to Scan New Channels on DD Free Dish here
Here is full list of newly added regional TV channels list on DD Free dish platform -
- TV9 Kannada
- Public TV
- Mazhavil Manorama
- ABP Ananda
- R.Bangla
- TV9 Bangla
- R Plus Gold
- Kolkata TV
- R Plus
- Enterr10 Bangla
- Khushboo Bangla
- Kanak News
- ABP Majha
- 9XM Jhakaas
- ABP Asmita
- Gujarat First
- News State Punjab/Haryana/Himachal
These channels are available on the new MPEG-4 frequency, which you can see here.